Is Larry Brown #30 worth grading?

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Grading rarely pays for this card

Grade 9 copies of Larry Brown #30 sell for $4.00, only $1.21 above the $2.79 raw price — less than an economy-tier grading fee. A PSA 9 ($4.00) only about breaks even after fees, so the case rests on gemming. Keep it raw unless you are grading for the slab itself.

Raw (NM): $2.79
Grade 9: $4.00
PSA 9: $4.00
Gem premium: 1.4×
As of: Sep 4, 2026

Break-even by outcome and fee

Larry Brown #30: net result of grading versus selling raw, by outcome and fee tier
If it comes back…	Sells for	Economy / bulk (~$25.00)	Standard (~$50.00)	Express (~$150)
Gem — Grade 9	$4.00	−$23.79	−$48.79	−$149
PSA 9	$4.00	−$23.79	−$48.79	−$149

Net = sale price − $2.79 raw value − fee. Fee tiers are illustrative; plug your grader's current price into the calculator below.

Expected value — how often does it need to gem?

Larry Brown #30: expected value of submitting by gem probability
Chance it gems	Expected sale	Expected net (standard fee)
25%	$4.00	−$48.79
50%	$4.00	−$48.79
75%	$4.00	−$48.79

At the standard fee this submission does not break even at any realistic gem rate unless the miss lands above the 9 price.

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Larry Brown #30 graded prices by company and grade
Grade	Graded
9.5	$4.00
9	$4.00

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